A surprising look at the least-appreciated yet profoundly important period of European history: the so-called Dark Ages.The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans of Europe barely held on. Rand...

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1. Verfasser:	Wells, Peter S. 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York W.W. Norton 2008
Ausgabe:	1. ed.
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Geschichte 500-1500 Middle Ages Civilization, Medieval Mittelalter Europe / History / 476-1492 Europa Europe > History > 476-1492
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Zusammenfassung:	A surprising look at the least-appreciated yet profoundly important period of European history: the so-called Dark Ages.The barbarians who destroyed the glory that was Rome demolished civilization along with it, and for the next four centuries the peasants and artisans of Europe barely held on. Random violence, mass migration, disease, and starvation were the only way of life. This is the picture of the Dark Ages that most historians promote. But archaeology tells a different story. Peter S. Wells, one of the world’s leading archaeologists, surveys the archaeological record to demonstrate that the Dark Ages were not dark at all. The kingdoms of Christendom that emerged starting in the ninth century sprang from a robust, previously little-known, European culture, albeit one that left behind few written texts. This recently recognized culture achieved heights in artistry, technology, craft production, commerce, and learning. Future assessments of the period between Rome and Charlemagne will need to incorporate this fresh new picture.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XV, 240 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:	9780393060751 0393060756